I've never been to SXSW, so it's a little hard for me to understand how exactly the whole thing works from the generally ecstatic coverage the event receives, especially from online sources. As far as I can tell, attendees wander from jam-packed showcase to jam-packed showcase, largely to see bands ...

Last night's American Idol opened the competition's not-quite-semifinal, not-quite-final round, with the 13 singers who were selected as this year's spotlighted contestants making their way through the songs of Michael Jackson. While Paula Abdul was only interested in seemingly tipping the producers...

Just like the color of Micheal Jackson’s skin … American Idol is slowly fading. Tonight was “supposedly” Michael Jackson night … but after hearing Idol’s “Baker’s Dozen” perform tonight, I only heard a few songs that was remotely similar to a Mic...

It's time for Idol to really start now. Normally, I already have a favorite but not this year. Most of the kids we've only seen once. Hard to become a fan with only 1 1/2 minutes of singing. Anywho, on with the show! Ryan start off standing on top of the "Big Stage" and then something strange happen...

Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free, The Mentalist Here we are in the middle of the March sweeps period (March this year instead of February, because we were supposed to switch to digital TV on February 17 and Nielsen was worried that would screw up the numbers) and The Mentalist is a repea...

Simon Johnson’s appearance on NPR’s “Fresh Air” is very informative on the case for nationalization of failing financial institutions, and what that would entail. He makes the point based on his IMF experience that this is what the IMF—and, indeed, the U.S. government—wou...

Week 33 - How to Participate Here we are on the 33rd consecutive week of posting our Setlists.  Want to participate?  Complete details here, but the short version is: Blog about your worship service.  (You can be the Worship Leader, Pastor, Tech Person, or just someone who attended church!)  Don...

I’ve been saying how dreamy Ryan Seacrest is for a long fucking time, but nobody believes me. They just pass it off as a joke, or as me having issues with my sexuality, when in reality, that’s not the fucking case at all, dude is just a fucking miracle worker, who is involed in pretty mu...

Simon Doonan’s hilarious rant in the Observer; Where Have You Gone, Tyson Beckford? New Male Model Is Pale, Frail. Simon dishes the castrated fashion ideal and asks, “Why, when faced with such grim global uncertainty, are fashion designers vaunting an ideal that looks so frail, lost and ...

It's so hard for Spock to hug. Trying so hard to remain emotionless but realizing the inevitable sentiment that spawns from a good hug. I think that's probably the main conflict in this movie:...